Capitol View: April 11, 2008 Archive
The Daily Digest: 4-11-08
Posted at 8:48 AM on April 11, 2008
by Tom Scheck
Filed under: Daily Digest
Gov. Pawlenty threatens to veto a bill that funds a cancer study of miners on the Iron Range. Forum Communications, AP, MPR and KARE have stories.
GOP Sen. Norm Coleman says he's disappointed with Pawlenty's veto of Central Corridor.
The St. Cloud bridge and the Hastings Bridge will be replaced. MPR, the Pi Press, the Star Tribune and the St. Cloud Times have stories.
The House passed a comprehensive health care package. The Pi Press, the Star Tribune and Forum Communications have stories.
Health officials order food shelves to rid its shelves of venison. MPR, the Pi Press and the Star Tribune have stories.
MPR says JOBZ applications are declining.
Minnesota hears some good budget news.
Delta pilots are close to a deal which means they're one step closer to a possible merger.
Later bar closings are now back on the table in St. Paul.
Pawlenty talks about the Vikings stadium prospects to a private group.
Pawlenty also told Austin that the city is ready for economic development.
Attorney General Lori Swanson bashes President Bush in this op-ed.
Congress
AP reports that disaster aid and payments could derail the Farm Bill. DFL Rep. Collin Peterson told Politico earlier in the day, however, that a deal could override a veto.
GOP Sen. Norm Coleman and DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar back a housing relief bill. The St. Cloud Times and the Star Tribune have stories.
The bill also has Housing relief for veterans. Coleman backed the provision.
Republicans warn the White House to not enter long term deals with Iraq before the presidential election takes place. Coleman is mentioned.
DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar says the FAA has to do more than trust the airlines. The story focuses on flight delays.
Canadian officials block an Alliant attempt to takeover a Canadian company. GOP Rep. Jim Ramstad is mentioned.
DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar continues to criticize a potential NWA merger deal.
Drug and medical device manufacturers agree to be more open about payments.
2008 Race for Senate
Democrat Al Franken says he raised $2.1 million in the last quarter.
Democrats say Coleman has not been a friend to veterans.
The Atlantic Monthly has a profile of Al Franken (I finally found the link). This is the story that said the Franken folks were worried about having a reporter ride with Franken for fear of a Franken slip-up.
2008 Race for Congress
AP, the Pi Press and MPR have looks at the battle for the DFL endorsement in Minnesota's 3rd District.
DFL Rep. Ashwin Madia gets the backing of DFL Rep. Keith Ellison.
Remember that Democrats Terri Bonoff and Ashwin Madia will be on Midday today at 11.
The Mankato Free Press details fundraising in the 1st.
Pawlenty for VP Watch
AP says Mitt Romney may be running for VP.
Reuters and the New York Times also write about McCain's difficulty in picking a VP. Pawlenty is mentioned.
3rd District DFL candidates debate...
Posted at 2:46 PM on April 11, 2008
by Tom Scheck
...on MPR's Midday. The endorsing convention is tomorrow. Terri Bonoff and Ashwin Madia are vying for the DFL endorsement. State Rep. Erik Paulsen is the likely GOP nominee. The Independence Party endorsed David Dillon.
Pelosi and Klobuchar holding fundraiser for Walz
Posted at 4:50 PM on April 11, 2008
by Tom Scheck
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar are holding a fundraiser for DFL Rep. Tim Walz on April 21st. The event will be at the Graves 601 Hotel in Minneapolis. You can see the invitation here.
UPDATE: I'm told Walz will be on TPT's Almanac tonight.
Pawlenty's political payback?
Posted at 8:31 PM on April 11, 2008
by Tom Scheck
DFL House Majority Tony Sertich said this afternoon that a staffer in Gov. Pawlenty's office threatened him after he made comments to MPR regarding the governor's level of engagement with the Legislature.
"He had a message from the governor to me and the direct words were -- it's a hockey analogy. 'Cheap shots are cheap, but they're not free.' That the governor was looking forward to seeing my area's bonding recommendations when they come across his desk. A direct threat to veto the projects in my district, from the governor."
Sertich's northeastern Minnesota district lost $1.5 million for projects in Chisholm, Floodwood and Hibbing after the governor vetoed more than fifty projects from the bonding bill.
Sertich wouldn't name the staffer but AP is reporting that Sertich did have discussions with Pawlenty's Chief of Staff Matt Kramer. The governor's spokesman denied that such threats took place.
Sertich said the reason he is bringing this up is because he's concerned about the funding for a study of cancer deaths on the Iron Range. The governor has threatened to veto a bill that would fund the study because he doesn't like the funding source.
The Pawlenty Administration has been criticized because of how it handled those Iron Range cancer deaths. Pawlenty's former Health Commissioner Dianne Mandernach did not release the news of the findings for nearly a year, outraging many lawmakers on the Iron Range.
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